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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 1917?

Quick Answer

On September 24, 1917, the Sun was in Libra (0°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 24, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°51'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1917	Oct 23, 1917 into Scorpio
Moon	4°09'16" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 24, 1917	Sep 26, 1917 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°35'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 14, 1917	Oct 10, 1917 into Libra
Venus	9°27'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1917	Oct 11, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°25'14" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°27'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	11°10'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	20°18'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°31'21" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°30'14" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°15'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 24, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 24, 04:36 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 24, 05:41 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	0°36' Capricorn

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